The stereotype plates from which this work was to be published in England have arrived there safely; and through the kind attention and zeal of my excellent friend Mr. Robertson, will yield an edition of a thousand copies "early in August." It is, therefore, I suppose, beginning to circulate while I write this notice. It is issued by Houlston & Stoneman, Paternoster Row, (the publishers of "The Coming Struggle,") and P. & P.P. Parker, 181 Long Lane, Borough, London, "in a neatly printed wrapper, price 2 shillings." It may also be obtained of Mr. Robertson, 89 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London, with the addition of the usual rate of postage for a pamphlet weighing six ounces.

In a letter just come to hand, Mr. R. observes, "It requires no ordinary perseverance to encounter the numerous discouragements projected in the way of disseminating a pamphlet bearing the ominous title of ‘Russia Triumphant!! And Europe Chained!!!’ being a proclamation inimical to the imperious ambition of Englishmen, and at variance, at present, with popular opinion. ‘See,’ say they, ‘the entire failure of similar pamphlets since the debut of "The Coming Struggle," &c. For instance, "The Signs of the Times: the Moslem and his End;" "The War and its Issues," both by Dr. Cummings. "The Approaching Crisis," by the Rev. J. C. Chase. "The Kingdom of the Stone, a New Exposition of Daniel 2," by a Clergyman. "The Beginning of the End," by the Rev. C. R. Cameron; and in another short two months the Allied Powers will exhibit to the world their victorious arms.’ Regardless, however, of these sneers, and similar devices of Satan, I have replied, as did the venerable prophet, ‘I am doing a great work, so that I cannot be interrupted; why should the work cease whilst I leave it?’ And, under divine favour, I trust that my feeble health will yet enable me to aid in the holy enterprise, until the Topstone be brought with joyful shoutings of ‘Grace, grace unto it!’"

The world’s thinking is the "thinking of the flesh," unenlightened by the teaching of God exhibited in the Scriptures. When the popular mind, expressed through its leading spirits, undertakes the delineation of the future, its vaticinations are sure to be false; because the people’s thoughts are not God’s thoughts, nor their ways his. God has not revealed his purposes to them, but to "his servants" only; as it is written, "The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him;" and "God gave the Apocalypse to Jesus Christ that he might show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;" "the instructed shall understand, but none of the unjustified shall understand." Now the people and their civil and ecclesiastical rulers are not the servants of Israel’s God, but of the god of this world, "The Prince of the power of the air, (the Gentile atmosphere,) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." Not being instructed in Moses and the Prophets, but only in the discordant and clashing theologies of Gentilism, they know nothing of Jehovah’s secret. By neglecting to study the prophets, they exclude themselves from the knowledge of the future. Jehovah has said, "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets:" and in announcing the sounding of the symbolic angel now blowing the seventh and last trumpet, the Spirit saith, "In the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall sound, the secret of God shall be accomplished as he hath declared the glad tidings to his servants the prophets." These neglected authorities being the sources of information concerning the future, the people can know nothing aright, and must therefore necessarily always be wrong in their predictions, and disappointed in all their hopes. Hence "popular opinion" of the future is entitled to no regard. It is the voice of their own passions, and any thing but "the voice of God."

And as with the people, so with the priest; as it is written, "the leaders of the people cause them to err." It is in vain for clergymen who run the beaten track of Gentilism to undertake the exposition of the prophets. A "divine" with his head full of immortal-soulism and sky-kingdomism may as well be abed and asleep as attempt to read the signs of the times, and to divine God’s purposes in the approaching future. Preaching mere Gentilism for gospel, they have no key to the mystery of God. The failure of the whole hierarchy of Gentile divines in Britain and America to discern our times aright, need deter no obedient believer of the kingdom’s gospel from expounding the Word with good hope of success. For a clergyman to give an exposition of the present and future, which should be verified by events, would be little short of a miracle. They have all failed hitherto, and are doomed to failure to the end of the chapter. Mr. Robertson did well not to be discouraged by the croakings to which he alludes. We undertake to teach the people and their leaders what be the principles of the oracles of God, and not to subject ourselves to their opinions. The present times prove our competency to do this without presumption; for the events which characterise our times are such as years ago we showed from prophecy would come to pass. The failure of the clergy will enhance our success, furnishing us hereafter a potent argument against their being accounted exponents of the mind of God at all. Notwithstanding all the "orthodox" failures, a long list of which may be recounted, we doubt not that "Anatolia" will command attention in Britain; for the time has come for the voice of truth to be heard there above the tongues of Babel. The "three-unclean-spirits-like-frogs," sign of the Son of Man in the heaven, is notable. We can read its significancy, and according to our interpretation, observe its verification day by day. We know of a literary certainty that what we have said of Russia will come to pass; and we wish the reader to make a note of our full assurance of faith, that when it comes to pass he may know that prophecy can be understood before it is fulfilled.

In concluding his letter, Mr. Robertson remarks that "The London News reports that an Austrian nobleman lately observed in public that ‘those persons who can still doubt the fact that Europe is on the eve of a most sanguinary war must be in the most enviable ignorance of what is going on in the world.’ The government of Britain were enabled to double the income tax to defray the expenses of the war, upon the faith of their assurance that it would not last six months; but even already some of these sage legislators have expressed their opinion that it will continue to wage during their lives."

Besides introducing "Anatolia" to the British public, I have taken steps to get it before the Emperor Nicholas, as doubtless he needs encouragement at the present crisis. Finding, then, from the papers that an American physician named Thomas Cottman, who is "surgeon to the Grand Duke Constantine," had arrived in Washington as an envoy from Nicholas to negotiate the sale of Sitka to the United States, and that he was an enthusiastic admirer of the Czar, and sanguine of his success, I thought he would be the very man to receive with acceptance an Anatolia for himself, and one for the emperor. I therefore mailed two copies to him, and a letter inclosing one also for the Czar, requesting his acceptance of the work. Whether Anatolia will be more successful in gaining access to the imperial library than Elpis Israel, remains to be seen. Dr. Cottman, though an envoy, is not an ambassador, being a citizen of the United States. Baron Brunow declined transmitting Elpis Israel to the Czar, because it was contrary to the rules of the ambassadorial service to convey presents to the Emperor from private persons; and the merchant captains in Dundee, Scotland, declined to take it lest it should get them into trouble. Dr. Cottman, however, as an American in high favour with the imperial family, (and all Americans in Russia find great grace at present with Nicholas,) will hardly find any embarrassment in presenting to his patron a book foreshowing from the prophets of Israel his triumph over Europe and Asia to a certain point. But be the result what it may, it is in the hands of Dr. Cottman, who will do what he pleases in the matter. If I hear of any more of the copies thus thrown upon the waters, I will let the reader know at some future time. In the mean time, he may be gratified in perusing copies of the letters referred to above. The first is the

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Dr. Cottman—Sir: —By the mail conveying this I have taken the liberty of forwarding two copies of a work published in this city and London upon the Eastern Question, which I think cannot fail of being interesting to you. One copy is for yourself, the other for the Emperor Nicholas. You will see that I prove from the Scriptures that the mission and the destiny of Russia was the subject of divine revelation over 2500 years ago. To a certain point, her power will triumph over all opposition; but when she arrives there she will be broken with all the rest of the governments; not, however, by mere human, but by divine power. The statesmen of Europe do not understand the crisis. They talk about guaranteeing the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Empire; but the thing is utterly impossible. The Scriptures decree the empire to Russia, which no alliances can prevent. If the Emperor can embroil France with Austria in regard to Italy, which he might do by the help of the Pope, the attention of France and England would be diverted from the Euxine, and the way would be open for the Sevastopol fleet to come like a tempest against Constantinople. He can control Austria through Hungary; and through Austria, Prussia and the rest of Germany. Success awaits him; he has only to persevere, dividing and conquering his foes.

But, Sir, my purpose is not to discuss the matter here; but to request your acceptance of "Anatolia," and the conveyance of the other copy to the Emperor Nicholas, on your return to St. Petersburg.

Wishing him success, and yourself a happy return, I remain yours respectfully,

JOHN THOMAS, M.D.,

The Author.

August 4^th, 1854.

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Mott Haven, Westchester, N.Y.,

August 5^th, 1854

Emperor Nicholas—Sire: —It has been truly said that "Knowledge is power." It imparts to him who is fortunate enough to possess it firmness of purpose in all he undertakes. No enterprise needs more of this quality for its success than that in which your Majesty is involved. A necessity is laid upon you by Providence, which you cannot evade. God, however, works by means; and these, in your case, Sire, require that you should not fear your enemies, though all Europe be leagued against you. Being interested in the consummation, (which your Majesty, who doth proclaim to the world that Jesus Christ is on your side, would not believe were it stated to you.) I wish to see you firm and fearless, —politically, a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, body and thighs of brass, and legs of iron, before the world. To assist in intensifying your courage against the hosts of your adversaries, I have taken the liberty of contributing to your Majesty’s library the copy of "Anatolia" which accompanies this. May it reach you (if it interfere not with the Divine purpose) with acceptance; and, Sire, so far enlighten your Majesty’s mind as that you may perceive what the mission is to which you are called, and execute it to the subjection of all the crazy and iniquitous governments of Continental Europe to your imperial will.

That your Majesty may reign and prosper till you have commingled the iron nations of the old Roman territory with the clay of your own hereditary dominions, is the unfeigned and earnest hope of your Majesty’s well-wisher.

THE AUTHOR.

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It may by some be thought strange that I should wish success to Russia, the most barbarous of "the powers that be." I will not stay here to discuss the relative barbarism of the Gentile Horns. They are all of them SIN-POWERS, and as such entitled to no sympathy from the servants of Christ. The ground upon which I wish success, yea, speedy success, to Russia, is, the full assurance that Christ will not "appear to them that look for him" until Russia leads the nations of the Babylonian world against Jerusalem to battle. Before Russia can do this, she must become a mishmar, or imperial protector, to the iron and brass powers. The success of Russia in establishing this Protectorate is devoutly to be desired, as an event eminently proximate to the end. We rejoice in Russia’s success as we are gratified with the amputation of a friend’s limb for the saving of his life. The world is to be blessed in Abraham and his seed, the Christ. This will be "life from the dead;" but the world cannot attain to this life until "the vine of the earth," with its ripe grapes, is amputated from the body politic of nations, and cast into the winepress of the wrath of Almighty God. The binding of Europe by Russia to its imperial rule is the preparation for this event. Success, then, to Russia; for the sooner her work is accomplished, the sooner will she fall; and the nations be delivered from the wretched governments which blaspheme God and destroy the people.

Thus far Anatolia has sold well in America, considering that it has yet only been noticed in the Prophetic Expositor, "Dubuque Observer," and the Herald. I intended to have placed it in the book-stores, but the edition is so far expended that I could not supply them to any extent. I hope soon to get out another edition, when the public will be duly notified of its existence. Had it been placarded while the Russians were retreating from Silistria, the proclamation of Anatolia’s title-page would have been at a discount with the multitude, who blindly judge of the issue of a great war by a few defeats. The examples of history are thrown away upon mankind, who being but the creatures of passion and prejudice, speak not what they believe, but what they wish to be true. In the wars of Napoleon I., Russia and Austria were defeated time after time by the French armies; yet those powers triumphed at length in the downfall of the common enemy. Napoleon III., with his British ally, may be as successful for a while as his uncle; still Russia will eventually triumph, and with her allies overthrow the French empire, and establish a Russian Protectorate over the Catholic world. Already the "imperious ambition of Englishmen" is less confident in its boastings of success. It begins to discern great embarrassments from the policy of Austria, the unclean spirit issuing from the Mouth of the Beast, the double-dealing of which is entangling the Eastern Question with inextricable complications. Thus far they have found the Russian empire impregnably defended. Their floating batteries of three thousand guns have uttered their voices chiefly in the ocean parade of naval drills. Sir Charles Napier has not yet lunched at Cronstadt; and the smoking viands he proposed to discuss at St. Petersburg in honour of its capture by the Allies, are fast degenerating into a cold collation, at no time very exciting to the stomach of an epicure, especially if the grapes be sour. But God has put "a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err"—Isaiah 30: 28. France and England have covenanted to preserve entire and independent a power which He has said shall be "DRIED UP;" and to reduce to a second-rate power a dominion which he has appointed THE MISHMAR of the Gomerian Nations, (and France is one of them,) and the Hurricane to drive back the stagnant waters of the Euphrates within its banks. Surely it requires no great sagacity to perceive that Russia must be triumphant and Europe chained! This destiny: who can avert it? The powers that attempt it will be found fighting against God. The consequences are inevitable—disaster and defeat.

EDITOR.

August 8^th, 1854.